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Inflections of 'anxiety' (n): npl: anxieties

anxiety
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Sense: Noun: extreme worry

Synonyms:

worry , concern , uneasiness, unease, fear , apprehension, stress , distress , disquiet, angst, nervousness, anxiousness, strain , misgiving, foreboding, dread , agitation, inquietude (literary), tension , butterflies (informal), nerves (informal), care , doubt , anguish , fretfulness, malaise, panic , preoccupation, jitters (informal)

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